Meaning of 碰见
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to run into
- to meet (unexpectedly)
- to bump into
How to use 碰见
碰见 is used for chance meetings with people, and sometimes for running into situations. It is common in casual speech, often with 了. Example: 我昨天在超市碰见了老师。(Wǒ zuótiān zài chāoshì pèngjiàn le lǎoshī.) I ran into my teacher at the supermarket yesterday.
碰 (pèng) has the stone radical 石, like bumping into a rock, and 见 (jiàn) means to see. You bump into someone and then see them, so 碰见 is to run into someone by chance.
Common mistake: Learners often use 碰见 for planned meetings, but for an arranged meeting you should say 见面 (jiànmiàn), as in 我们明天见面. Also, 碰 is fourth tone (pèng), not first tone pēng.
碰见 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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碰 pèng · to touch · 13 strokes
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见 jiàn · to see · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 碰见.
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 见到 | jiàndào | to see |
| 意见 | yìjiàn | idea; opinion |
| 见过 | jiànguo | |
| 碰到 | pèngdào | to come across; to run into |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common |
| 遇见 | yùjiàn | to meet |
| 梦见 | mèngjiàn | to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream |
| 可见 | kějiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear |
Questions about 碰见
What does 碰见 mean?
碰见 (pèngjiàn) means "to run into; to meet (unexpectedly)".
How do you write 碰见?
碰见 is made of 2 characters: 碰 (13 strokes), 见 (4 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 碰见 an HSK word?
Yes. 碰见 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 碰见 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 碰见 is written 碰見.
What is the difference between 碰见 and 遇见?
Both mean to meet by chance. 遇见 (yùjiàn) sounds a bit more formal or literary, and it appears often in songs and stories. 碰见 is more everyday and colloquial.
Can I say 碰到 instead of 碰见?
Yes, 碰到 (pèngdào) also means to run into someone and is very common. 碰到 can also mean to encounter a problem or to physically touch something, while 碰见 is mostly about meeting people.